Checks and Balances Please!
This person is the HEAD of the Executive Branch
Who is the President?
No tricks here, Federalism simply means this
What is that power is divided between a large national government and smaller state governments.
The party with most seats in Congress is called what BIG name.
What is the Majority?
Bright Ideas, these are the people who can propose ideas for Bills.
Give me ONE!
Who are Constituents, Interest groups, Representatives, or the President?
No one man can have all that power, the 15 departments that assist the are President called...
What is the President's Cabinet?
Just the facts, the Legislative branch does THIS.
What is create the laws?
Give me 2 powers that are the SOLE responsibility of the Federal Governement.
What are coin money, declare, maintain an army, Postal System, Immigration Policies?
Luck of the draw, this number of Senators is given to each state!
What is 2?
Dreaming Big, I hope not! This is as FAR as most Bills will ever get on their journey to becoming a law.
What is committee/or dying in committee?
The Executive Branch primarily exists to
What is ENFORCE the laws.
Not a Circus, but it can get rowdy. What are the names of the US's THREE "rings" or branches?
Name all three for full points.
What are the Legislative, Executive, and Judicial branches?
Trying to build the recipe, you'll need at LEAST 3 powers shared by the Federal and State Government.
What are interstate highways, prisons, set up courts, taxes, borrow money, and No Child Left Behind?
This person's ONLY job is to break a tie in the senate
Who is the Vice President?
Who is the head of the NC Executive Branch?
Who is the Governor?
Our is Josh Stein!
We are with the U.S. Census Bureau, our data can often lead to this unethical way of redrawing districts.
What is Gerrymandering?
This is where the Constitution says that we need "Checks and Balances".
What is no where, the phrase is not listed?
Education, elections, and divorce laws are all the responsibility (primarily) of this level of Government.
What is the State Government?
Not quite a Dole, but this tertiary job will put you to work!
What is a Whip?
This clause says that the Constitution is the LAW OF THE LAND.
What is the Supremacy Clause?
Congrats! You've been FIRED, what can the President do if there is a vacancy in the Supreme Court.
What is nominate/appoint a new Justice?
Congress must confirm this appointment.
Oh no, The president picked a terrible Judge! Who can strike down this appointment and balance the score.
Who is Congress?
Double Jeopardy
Dual Federalism means the state and federal government have separate areas of authority.
Name and Explain ONE power that is ONLY the responsibility of the State Government.
Ms. New will check your answer.
This guy is THE SENATE, or at least the person who runs it on the daily.
Who is the President Pro-Tempore?
Current President Charles E. Grassley
Congratulations, YOU are a congress member for the day. These are the 5 things you can do to a Bill!
Name all 5 actions for full points.
What are hold a hearing, keep the bill, change the bill, kill it, or pigeonhole (trap) a bill.
Lets create chaos, what are the two ways to create unethical district maps?
What are "packing" and "cracking"?